Eyes on Earth by "Nasa"

NASA’s “Eyes on the Earth 3D” is back and better than ever before. Online experience now offers new features that allow users to view the latest data beamed back from NASA space satellites – in some cases, less than a few hours old. Developed using a state-of-the-art, browser-based visualization technology, "Eyes on the Earth 3D" displays the location of all of NASA's 15 currently operating Earth-observing missions in real time. These missions constantly monitor our planet's vital signs, such as sea level height, concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, global temperatures and extent of sea ice in the Arctic, to name but a few. By using the new toolbar on the left of the screen, users can display the latest data maps of ozone, sea level or carbon dioxide. Also new is a video tour hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Amber Jenkins, who introduces many of the site’s in-depth features and capabilities. Users can:

• Fly along with a satellite as it sweeps the Earth below in accelerated time.
• Compare the size of each spacecraft to a car or a scientist.
• Blast through a global carbon dioxide map to uncover some of the world's most populous and polluting cities in the interactive game, "Metropolis."

BITPIM for Crime Solvers Tool

Bitpim

BitPim is an open source program designed specifically for managing content on CDMA devices. Most mobile phonesusing a Qualcomm-manufactured CDMA chipset are supported. The program is also cross-platform, operating on the Microsoft Windows,Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

Although BitPim might be taken for a personal information manager (PIM), its name derives from "bitpym", a suggestion generated by apronouncable-password generator; the ‘y’ being replaced with an ‘i’ simply to eliminate ambiguity in pronunciation. Earlier, the program had been named “Entrocul” by the same method.

The following managing functions are currently supported by BitPim. All functionalities vary on the model of the device:

• Phone Book
• Calendar
• Wallpapers
• Ringtones
• Filesystem
• T9

BitPim is implemented using the Python programming language with various pieces in C to access hardware. The user interface is wxPythonwhich in turn wraps wxWidgets. That gives a native look and feel on each platform.

Most of the functionality is obtained by using the diagnostics mode available in Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem (MSM) used by virtually every manufacturer of CDMA phones. The diagnostics mode provides direct access to the embedded filesystem in the phone. The remainder of the functionality is via protocols provided by the handset manufacturers, but these usually only cover updating the phonebook.

Because the sizes of fields in the protocols differ between every model (even from the same handset manufacturer) and even between the same model offered at different carriers, BitPim has code and field descriptions for every model. A big part of each approximately monthly release is adding support for new phone models.

Prescription and doles by Robots!!!

Latest Invention: Robot that Writes Prescriptions and Doles Out Drugs

Japanese tech giant Panasonic recently unveiled its latest invention- a robot able to distribute drugs to patients. In addition, according to a Japanese online news source, the robot will have the ability to complete prescriptions. Nikkei Net reports that Panasonic's latest invention will hit the market in a few months.

To be able to write prescriptions and dole out drugs, engineers will connect the machine to electronic medical online records. Thus the robot will scuttle across Japanese hospitals and pick prescriptions for the patients. For the past several years Japanese researchers managed to create a wide range of robots that are already helping people around the world; at infoniac.com you can find more news on robots and a wide list of latest inventions.

According to Nikkei, the robot will need 2 hours to complete the whole job in a hospital with 400 beds. It is worth mentioning that in general it takes about 4 hours for a skilled pharmacist to do the same job, reports TG Daily.

Panasonic looks forward to sell its latest invention in Europe and the United States as well. Besides, the company has plans to create other medical robots.

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense | Video on TED.com

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense | Video on TED.com

Tongue Drive System to Operate Computers!!!

Scientists developed a new revolutionary system to help individuals with disabilities to control wheelchairs,computers and other devices simply by using their tongue.Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology say that a new technology called Tongue Drive system will be helpful to individuals with serious disabilities, such as those with severe spinal cord injuries and will allow them to lead more active and independent lives.

Individuals using a tongue-based system should only be able to move their tongue, which is especially important if a person has paralyzed limbs. A tiny magnet, only a size of a grain of rice, is attached to an individual's tongue using implantation, piercing or adhesive. This technology allows a disabled person to use tongue when moving a computer mouse or a powered wheelchair.Scientists chose the tongue to control the system because unlike the feet and the hands, which are connected by brain through spinal cord, the tongue and the brain has a direct connection through cranial nerve. In case when a person has a severe spinal cord injure or other damage, the tongue will remain mobile to activate the system. "Tongue movements are also fast, accurate and do not require much thinking, concentration or effort." said Maysam Ghovanloo, an assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The motions of the magnet attached to the tongue are spotted by a number of magnetic field sensors installed on a headset worn outside or an orthodontic brace inside the mouth. The signals coming from the sensors are wirelessly sent to a portable computer that placed on a wheelchair or attached to an individual's clothing.

The Tongue system is developed to recognize a wide array of tongue movements and to apply specific movements to certain commands, taking into account user's oral anatomy, abilities and lifestyle."The ability to train our system with as many commands as an individual can comfortably remember is a significant advantage over the common sip-n-puff device that acts as a simple switch controlled by sucking or blowing through a straw," said Ghovanloo.

The Tongue Drive system is touch-free, wireless and non-invasive technology that needs no surgery for its operation.

During the trials of the system, six able-bodied participants were trained to use tongue commands to control the computer mouse. The individuals repeated several motions left, right, up and down, single- and double-click to perform computer mouse tasks.

The results of the trials showed 100 percent of commands were accurate with the response time less than one second, which equals to an information transfer rate of approximately 150 bits per minute.

Scientists also plan to test the ability of the system to operate by people with severe disabilities. The next step of the research is to develop software to connect the Tongue Drive system to great number of devices such as text generators, speech synthesizers and readers. Also the researchers plan to upgrade the system by introducing the standby mode to allow the individual to eat, sleep or talk, while prolonging the battery life.